Reel



NOV. 17,1936. 5 PLATT 2,061,101

REEL

Filed NOV. 27, 1933 v- INVENTOR. Samuel. 'PLn-rp I ATTORNEYS. 1

Patented Nov. 17, 1936 UNITED STATES PAYNE OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to reels and has for its objects a simpler and more economical method of making such reels than heretofore, and a reel of better appearance, lighter weight and greater strength than previous reels. Other objects and advantages will appear in the following description and drawing.

In the drawing Fig. 1 represents a covering for one side of my reel.

Fig. 2- shows the covering of Fig. 1 with the reel frame in place on the covering for securing the latter thereto.

Fig. 3 is a view of the reel frame covered on one side and in position on a covering sheet similar to that of Fig. 1 for covering the opposite side.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged end viewof my reel when completely covered, a portion of the reel being broken out to condense the width of the view.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view in section taken through one of the side margins of a covered reel looking toward one end.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary View in section taken through one of the end margins of a covered frame looking toward one side.

Briefly described, the reel made by my method is particularly adapted for winding cloth goods thereon. When a particular length of goods is ordered by a customer, the goods is wound on the reel and delivered to the customer together with the reel, the description of the goods being printed on one or both ends of said reel. Thus it is important that the reel be extremely light in weight, cheap, free of any surface irregularities that might tend to catch and fray the edges of the goods, and provided with smooth ends for printing thereon.

I-Ieretofore such reels have comprised a rectangular wooden frame covered with paper, thus forming a sort of fiat drum with sides spaced apart the thickness of the frame. The method ordinarily employed in making such reels has been to wind a length of paper around the reel about an axis extending longitudinally of the frame, connect the free ends of the paper along one longitudinally extending edge of the frame, and then to glue separate strips of paper over the ends of the frame by hand with the margins of the end pieces overlapping the side edges of strip of paper previously wound about frame.

' By the foregoing method, three pieces of paper are required, the work must be done by hand, and the appearance of the finished reel is necessarily crude since the overlapped margins of the end strips are exposed on the flat sides of the reel.

Furthermore, the margins of the end pieces many times become loosened and when light weight finely woven goods are wrapped thereon the edges of such goods engage the loosened end strips and fray the edges of the goods.

With my method of making reels, only two pieces of paper are required, the reel frame is entirely covered, the ends of the reel being suitably covered for printing, and the flat sides of the reel are absolutely smooth from end to end with no overlapped portions of paper on the sides. Furthermore, by my method the frame and blanks of paper forming the sides are adapted to be fed into common automatic machinery adapted to perform the proper folding and sealing of the paper on the frame.

In detail, Fig. 1 shows one of the blanks l of paper used in my method to cover the frame. The outer marginal edges of a frame 2, shown in Fig. 2, are adapted to lie along the dotted line 3 indicated in Fig. 1, the frame being shown in place in Fig. 2. Adjacent the corners of the blank the end margins of the blank are cut as at 4 providing tabs 5 at the corners.

Blank I is first covered with paste, the frame is then positioned on the blank as shown in Fig. 2, and then the frame with the blank in place on one side as indicated is fed into an ordinary machine of the type adapted to cover boxes, from which the portion used to fold the edges of the paper over the inside of the box has been removed. This step comprises the folding up of the side margins 6 against the side edges of the frame, the folding inwardly of the tabs 5 against the ends of the frame respectively and the folding up of end margins l of the blank over the outer surface of the tabs and ends of the frame.

After the foregoing operation the frame with one side attached, as described, is returned to the operator who repeats the process for covering the opposite side of the frame with a blank I, the half covered frame being shown in Fig. 3 disposed on blank I for again folding the marginal edges against the frame. After the blank I is secured in the manner described for blank I, it is obvious that the margins of blank I will lie over the margins of blank I, as indicated in Figs. 4, 5 and 6.

The frame is then complete except for drying of the paste, and upon drying, the paper contracts on the sides, making the sides as taut as a drum head and very smooth.

The reel thus formed is extremely light, having a minimum of paper, and no edges showing on either of the flat faces of the reel to become loosened and to fray the edges of the cloth wound thereon.

Also, by my method I am enabled to produce not only a superior reel, but to materially reduce the expense of making the reels.

Having described my invention, I claim:-

1. A reel comprising a rectangular skeleton frame, a pair of separate sheets of paper of similar size and shape respectively pasted on opposite sides of the frame, said sheets having margins extending beyond the frame at its four edges thereof, said margins being pasted in over-lapping arrangement over the edges of the frame respectively and terminating along the outer surfaces of the edges of the frame and each of the sheets notched adjacent its four corners providing tabs adapted to be folded in the plane of the frame around the corners thereof and pasted thereto.

2. In a cloth board, a rectangular frame having flat faces and provided with straight side and end edges, and a paper cover for said frame adhesively secured to the frame faces, said cover being of single thickness throughout on each face of the frame and of double thickness on each side edge, said cover being formed of two sheets having their margins overlapped on the side edges of the frame and adhesively secured together.

3. In a cloth board, a rectangular frame having fiat faces and provided with straight side and end edges, and a paper cover for said frame adhesively secured to the frame faces, said cover being of single thickness throughout on each face of the frame and of double thickness on each edge, said cover being formed of two sheets having their side and end margins overlapped on the corresponding frame edges and adhesively secured together.

4. A reel comprising a fiat, rectangular frame, a rectangular sheet of paper pasted over one side of the frame and a separate rectangular sheet of paper pasted over the opposite side of the frame, the margins of said sheets of paper of a width substantially the thickness of the frame being pasted in overlapping relation over the edges of the frame whereby the edges of the sheets will terminate adjacent the flat sides of the frame along the edges of said frame.

SAMUEL PLATT. 

